Nov 06 Here's where Donald Trump stands on key policies ahead of his second administration By Bill Barrow, Associated Press He talks about ending federal taxes on workers' tips and Social Security, but his tax policies broadly tilt toward corporations and wealthier Americans… Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:27 The teacher who created LGBTQ History Month reflects on how he sparked a movement By Gabrielle Hays St. Louis teacher Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month 30 years ago. He recently spoke to communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays about coming out to his students in 1994 and his hope for a more understanding society. Continue watching
Oct 10 Meet the teacher who created LGBTQ History Month By Gabrielle Hays It's been thirty years since Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month and came out to his students during a lesson in 1994. Today, he wants the world to know that making history more inclusive can "make the world, make our… Continue reading
Aug 20 LGBTQ+ activists and supporters rally in Nepal's capital during annual Pride parade By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press After years of struggle, gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages for the first time in Nov 2023, following a Supreme Court order. Continue reading
Jul 31 Protections for transgender students have muted impact as rules face opposition in Republican-led states By Andrew DeMillo, Geoff Mulvihill, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges launch this week, but not everywhere. Continue reading
Jul 01 Pride Month reaches grand finale with marquee parades in NYC, San Francisco and beyond By Associated Press The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its grand finale as revelers hit the streets for parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:31 How the Lavender Scare forced LGBTQ+ workers out of the federal government By John Yang, Claire Mufson On this final day of Pride Month, the next installment of our “Hidden Histories'' series isn’t about an individual, but a phenomenon: how the anti-communist paranoia that gripped Washington at the dawn of the Cold War led to an often-overlooked… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:43 Biden pardons veterans convicted under military's former ban on gay sex By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrián Aranda President Biden announced pardons for former U.S. service members who were convicted under a military law, repealed in 2013, that banned gay sex. The move would potentially cover thousands of veterans who were forced out of the military because of… Continue watching
Jun 17 Federal judge blocks Biden's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states. Continue reading